200 BYSSHE Origins: Family Emerged in the 12Th Century. First MP 1426. Decline Set In. in the Tudor Period the Head of the Fa
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200 List of Parliamentary Families BYSSHE Origins: Family emerged in the 12th century. First MP 1426. Decline set in. In the Tudor period the head of the family was a miller. His son revived the family fortunes as a lawyer and was elected an MP 1624. His son, the MP below, was also Garter King of Arms. Kt 1660. 1. Sir Edward Bysshe – Bletchingley 1640-53 Reigate 1654 Gatton 1659 Bletchingley 1661-79 Seat: Smallfield Place, Surrey (medieval, acq. 15th c., rebuilt c. 1600, add. 17th c., reduced to a farm house 18th c. and passed out of the family) Notes: Two in ODNB. CADOGAN [Sloane, Stanley] Earl Cadogan (1718-26 GB; 1800- UK) Origins: Descended from Welsh farmers. A soldier of fortune went to Ireland 1633 as private secretary of the Lord Deputy. First {MP 1639} was seated at Liscarton, Meath. His son was a lawyer, and his grandson a successful general who was made an earl. A successful marriage in the 18th century brought the family its fortune in the form of 90 acres in Chelsea. 1. William Cadogan 1 Earl Cadogan – New Woodstock 1705-16 2. Charles Cadogan 2 Baron Cadogan – Reading 1716-22 Newport (IoW) 1722-26 3. Charles Cadogan 1 Earl Cadogan – Cambridge 1749-54 1755-76 4. Henry Cadogan 4 Earl Cadogan – Reading 1841-47 Dover 1852-57 5. Frederick Cadogan – Cricklade 1868-74 6. George Cadogan 5 Earl Cadogan – Bath 1873-74 7. Henry Cadogan Viscount Chelsea – Bury St. Edmunds 1892-1900 8. Sir Edward Cadogan – Reading 1922-23 Finchley Div. Middlesex 1924-35 Bolton 1940-45 Seats: Culford Hall, Suffolk (built 17th c., remod. 1790-96 and 1806-08, purch. 1889, add. later 19th c., sold 1934); Caversham Park, Oxfordshire (old house, acq. 1714, rebuilt 1723, remod. 1761, sold later 18th c.); Downham Hall, Suffolk (purch. later 18th c., sold 1825, demolished 1923); Liscarton Castle, Meath (built 15-16th c., acq. 1653, sold 1719) Estates: Bateman under 2000 acres. However, the Earls owned one of the largest and most valuable urban estates in London. Rubinstein – Sarah D’Oyly left £100,000 in probate 1821 along with the Sloane estate of her maternal grandfather to Lord Cadogan. Rubinstein – 2 Earl left £100,000 in probate in 1832. Urban income estimated List of Parliamentary Families 201 at £180,122 pa in 1890s. Total wealth £450,000,000 in 1990. Owned 6,300 acres in 2001. Worth 2 billion pounds 2009. Titles: Baron Cadogan 1716- GB; Viscount Caversham 1718-26 GB; Viscount Chelsea 1800- UK; Baron Oakley 1831- UK Peers: 8 peers 1716-1807 1831-1933 1935-45 1 in Cabinet 1886-92 1895-1902 1 KG 19th-20 th 1 KT 18th Notes: Acquired 57,000 acres in Ireland in the mid-17th c. The Culford estate had 11,000 acres attached to it when purch. in 1889 (Pearman, The Cadogan Estate, 34, 95). Seven in ODNB. Sloane-Stanley Origins: The Sloane family originated probably in Ayrshire, and moved to Ireland in the 17th century as planters. The founder became agent to Viscount Clandeboye and a Receiver of Taxes. His son was a successful barrister and {MP 1692}. A younger son Hans was a physician, President of the Royal Society, and Baronet. The latter purchased the manor of Chelsea in London 1712. Sir Hans Sloane divided his property between two granddaughters. One married Lord Cadogan (see above) and the other a Stanley of Paultons who took the additional name Sloane. The Stanleys began as merchants in Chichester and Southampton in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The first MP was a shipowner, pawnbroker, and merchant in the Newfoundland trade. Purchased Paultons in 1646. 1. William Stanley – Southampton 1660 2. James Sloane – {Killyleagh 1692-93 1695-99} Thetford 1696-1700 3. Hans Stanley – St. Albans 1743-47 Southampton 1754-80 4. Hans Sloane-Stanley – Newport (IoW) 1768-180 Southampton 1780-84 Christchurch 1788-96 Lostwithiel 1796-1806 5. William Sloane-Stanley – Orford 1807-12 Stockbridge 1830-31 Seat: Paultons, Hampshire (purch. 1646, passed to Sloanes 1780, sold 1944?, fire 1963) Estates: Bateman 8730 (E) 6270 Title: Baronet 1716-53 Notes: Hans Sloane and Hans Stanley in ODNB. CAESAR Origins: Came from Italy to England, naturalized 1558, a physician to Mary I and Elizabeth I. His son was Master of the Rolls and Kt 1603. First MP 1589. Four further MPs in the early 17th century. 202 List of Parliamentary Families 1. Sir Henry Caesar – Hertfordshire 1660-68 2. Sir Charles Caesar – Hertford 1679 Hertfordshire 1679-81 1689-90 3. Charles Caesar – Hertford 1701-08 1710-15 1722-23 Hertfordshire 1727-34 1736-41 Seat: Bennington (Benington) Place, Hertfordshire (purch. 1616, sold 1744) Notes: Estates worth £3,500 pa in 1701, but the family was heavily in debt by 1744, and the estates were sold. Eight in ODNB. CALCRAFT Origins: Father of the first MP a lawyer and town clerk of Grantham. The first MP made a fortune as an official, sinecure holder, and election agent. 1. Thomas Calcraft – Poole 1761-74 2. John Calcraft – Calne 1766-68 Rochester 1768-72 3. John Calcraft – Wareham 1786-90 1800-06 Rochester 1806-18 Wareham 1818-31 Dorset 1831 4. Sir Granby Calcraft – Wareham 1807-08 5. John Calcraft – Wareham 1820-26 1832-41 1857-59 6. Granby Calcraft – Wareham 1831-32 7. John Calcraft – Wareham 1865-68 Seats: Rempstone Hall, Dorset (medieval, add. 17th c., purch. 1757, passed to descendents in the female line 1901, still own); Ingress Abbey, Kent (purch. 1760, sold 1796) Estates: Bateman 4854 (E) 6410. Estates said to be worth over £10,000 pa in 1772. Notes: They made a forune from clay-mining on their estate. Male line extinct 1901. Three in ODNB. CALMADY Origins: Landed in Devon since the 14th century. They took the name of Calmady from the village where they originally settled. Lawyers and local officials in the Tudor period. First MP 1554. Kt 1630s. 1. Josias Calmady – Okehampton 1660 2. Josias Calmady – Okehampton 1679-81 3. Shilston Calmady – Saltash 1715-22 Seat: Langdon Court, Devon, (medieval, purch. 1555, rebuilt 1577, sold 1876) List of Parliamentary Families 203 CAMPBELL I [Garden, Hume, Mure (Muir)] SCOTLAND, WALES, & ENGLAND Duke of Argyll (1701- S and 1892- UK) Origins: Sir Colin Campbell was knighted in 1280. His son married the sister of Robert Bruce. Prominent from the early 14th century. Barons 1445. The Campbells became among the most powerful clans in Scotland of which the Dukes of Argyll were and remain Chiefs. 1. James Campbell – [Renfrew 1700-02] Ayr Burghs 1708-10 2. Charles Campbell – [Campbelltown Burgh 1700-07] 3. John Campbell – [Argyllshire 1700-02 1703-07] Scotland 1707-08 Dumbartonshire 1708-22 1725-27 4. John Campbell 4 Duke of Argyll – Buteshire 1713-15 Elgin Burghs 1715-22 1725-27 Dumbartonshire 1727-61 5. William Campbell – Glasgow Burghs 1734-41 6. Charles Campbell – Argyllshire 1736-41 7. John Campbell 5 Duke of Argyll – Glasgow Burghs 1744-61 Dover 1765-66 8. Lord Frederick Campbell – Glasgow Burghs 1761-80 Argyllshire 1780-99 {Thomastown 1767-68 St. Canice 1768-76} 9. Lord William Campbell – Argyllshire 1764-66 10. George Campbell 6 Duke of Argyll – St. Germans 1790-96 11. John Campbell – Ayr Burghs 1794-1807 12. John Campbell 7 Duke of Argyll – Argyllshire 1799-1822 13. John Campbell 9 Duke of Argyll – Argyllshire 1868-78 S. Manchester 1895-1900 14. Lord Colin Campbell – Argyllshire 1878-85 Seats: Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire (held since 1434, medieval, rebuilt 1745-61, remod. 1770-72, fire 1877, remod. 1877-78, still own); Roseneath House (Castle), Dumbartonshire (acq. 1470, remod. 1630, remod. 1784, old house burned 1802, rebuilt 1803-06, contents sold 1940, gutted 1947, demolished 1961); Kilkatrine, Argyllshire; Coombe Bank, Kent (purch. and built 1720, sold c. 1816, now school); Lyston Hall, Essex (purch. 1727 by William Campbell, built c. 1730, owners became Campbell-Lamberts, demolished 1951); Whim House (Hall), Peeblesshire (acq. 1730, built 1734, add. 1759-61, sold 1763, institutional use); Brunstane House (Gilberton), Edinburghshire (built 1565, remod. c. 1639, add. 1672, inher. by mar. early 18th c., remod. 1744, sold 1747); Sudbrook Park, Surrey (purch. 1715, built 1715-19, sold 1767, golf club) Estates: Bateman 175114 (S) 50842. Worth £87,000,000 in 1990 with 81,000 acres. Titles: Baron Campbell 1445- S; Earl of Argyll 1457- S; Baron Lorne 1470- S; Baron Kintyre 1626- S; Marquis of Argyll 1641-61 S; Earl of Greenwich 1705-43 E; Earl of Ilay 1706-61 S; Duke of Greenwich 1719-43 GB; Baron Sandridge 1766- GB; Baron Hamilton 1776- GB; Baronet 1627- 204 List of Parliamentary Families Peers: [3 peers 1664-81 1689-1707] 2 Scottish Rep peers 1707-13 1715-70 7 peers 1705-43 1766-1945 7 Lds Lt 18th, 19th, 20th 2 in Cabinet 1767-68 1853-66 1868-74 1880-81 3 KG 18th, 19th, 20th 4 KT 18th, 19th, 20th Notes: The Campbell family has its own entry in the ODNB. Additionally, the 1st through 9th Earls, 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9 Dukes and six others in ODNB. Campbell Origins: Descend from the Breadalbane family (see below) early 17th century. 1. Robert Campbell – Argyllshire 1766-71 2. Alexander Campbell – Anstruther Easter Burghs 1797-1806 Stirling Burghs 1807-1818 Seats: Monzie Castle, Perthshire (built 1634, add. c. 1795-1800, fire 1817, sold 1869); Fonab Castle, Perthshire (resident 17th and 18th c.); Inverawe House, Argyllshire (acq. and built c. 1550s, add. 18th c., remod. 1850-52, sold 1912) Notes: One in ODNB. Campbell Origins: Descended from the 1 Baron Campbell. First [MP 1628 for Argyllshire]. Another [MP for the county 1628-44]. 1.